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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 298.60/65 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down

April 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields marginally down across maturities

Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields fell across maturities at Tuesday’s auction, data from the state debt office showed...

April 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 298.60/65 to the US dollar

Bond yields were down.

April 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs85bn in 2026 to 2032 bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 85 billion rupees of bonds maturing from 2026 to 2032, at an auction on April 08

April 8, 2024 1 min read
No takers for Sri Lanka Treasury bill tap issue for second week

At this week's bond auction, less than offered bills were sold

Sri Lanka rupee stronger against dollar, bond yields broadly steady

Rs116.16bn were sold of an offered Rs155 million Treasury Bonds

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank debt issue raises Rs10bn fresh Basel III capital

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's listed Commercial Bank successfully raised 10 billion rupees in fresh capital on Monday to be ...

July 16, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs80bn in 7 and 15-year bonds near market

Sri Lanka has sold 35 billion rupees of 7 year bonds and 45 billion rupees of 15 year bonds at yields near the secondary...

July 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 03-month Treasury yield rises to 8.37-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – The Public Debt Department of Sri Lanka’s central bank sold five billion rupees of 03-month ...

July 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka regulator extends Perpetual Treasuries suspension again

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central bank said it ws extending the suspension of Perpetual Treasuries, involved in the isla...

July 5, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s 01-year Treasury yield rises to 9.43-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s 01-year Treasury Bill yield rose 04 basis points to 9.43 percent at an auction Wednesda...

July 4, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank Basel III bonds rated a notch below

Basel III compliant bond sold by Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank has been rated 'AA-(lka)' a notch below the bank's 'AA(lka/...

July 3, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee has fallen less than other Asian currencies: Finance Minister

Sri Lanka’s rupee has fallen 3.3 percent so far this year, much less than several other currencies in the region,...

June 29, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells 12-month bills, rejects bids for shorter tenors

Sri Lanka's has rejected bids for 3 and 6 month bills and sold 10.1 billion rupees of Treasury bills at Wednesday's auct...

June 26, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells US$700mn dollar in 3 and 4-year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 700 million US dollars dollar denominated bonds 693.89 million dollars in 2-year 10-month bonds, data...

June 25, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee stronger in early trade; stocks open higher

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 158.60/80 to the US dollar in the spot market in early trade Monday strengthening from F...

June 25, 2018 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka rupee recovers from intra-day low on exporter dollar sales; stocks close 0.76-pct lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally weaker against the US dollar Wednesday after export conversions claw...

June 20, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall amid currency pressure

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields eased at Wednesday's primary market auction with the benchmark 12-month yield falling 7 basi...

June 20, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee weakens to 160.10/20 to the dollar, stocks open lower

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee weakened to 160.10/20 rupees against the US dollar in early trading in the spot market...

June 20, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee hovers near 160 to the dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 159.95/95 against the spot US dollar Monday, near the psychological 160 to the US dol...

June 18, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, stocks open lower

Sri Lanka's markets got off to a slow start Monday after a three day long weekend, with rupee steady and stocks opening ...

June 18, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Rupee marginally weaker; stocks end 0.17-pct lower

The Sri Lanka rupee closed marginally weaker against the US dollar on Wednesday while gilt yields see-sawed and stocks c...

June 13, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee steady, gilt yields ease and stocks open higher

The Sri Lanka rupee opened steady against the US dollar on Wednesday as gilt yields eased and stocks opened higher in ea...

June 13, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields flat; 3-month below overnight rate

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields were flat at Tuesday's auction with the 12-month yield falling 04 basis points to 9.44 per...

June 12, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee marginally stronger; stocks open higher

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted marginally stronger against the US dollar in early trading Tuesday despite exporter holdbac...

June 12, 2018 1 min read

Foreign investors sell down some Sri Lanka bonds

Foreign investors had sold down about 2.8 billion rupees of bonds in the week to June 2018, amid political uncertainty, ...

June 8, 2018 1 min read